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South American leaders try to stem Amazon degradation

Leaders of eight South American countries have agreed to launch an alliance to tackle deforestation in the Amazon, but could not agree on any concrete steps.

Eight South American nations have launched an alliance to protect the Amazon rainforest at key summit held in Brazil - we'll hear from an environmentalist.

Firefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares as temperatures continue to rise, meanwhile in Slovenia environmental authorities have issued a red warning as the central European country experiences its worst-ever flood situation.

And China has been plunged in deflation as consumer prices fall for the first time since February 2021 - we'll assess the fall-out from all that.

50 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Aug 202305:06GMT